How to Connect to Berkeley College
Virtual Lab Using Windows
Minimum Requirements
Create and Save a Remote Desktop Services Connection
Connecting to a Remote Desktop Services session
Copy Files between Local Computer and Remote Computer
Log Off and End the Session
Additional information can be found at
http://berkeleycollege.edu/Blackboard/Blackboardhelp/
Requirements for Windows
The minimal requirements to connect to the Remote Desktop
Services are:
1) Windows XP with Service Pack 3
2) Remote Desktop Client version 7
3) Download updated Remote Desktop Client version7 from
the following link below:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang
=en&id=20609
How to Connect to Berkeley’s Remote Desktop Services
1. Create and Save a Remote Desktop Services Connection
To create and save a Remote Desktop Services connection, follow these steps:
A. Open Remote Desktop Connection, click Start, click Run, in the Open box, type MSTSC, then click OK, the Remote Desktop Connection screen appears
B. In the Computer box, type MyDesk.berkeleycollege.edu C. Click Options.
D. Click the Local Resources tab; Click More; select the Drives check box;
click OK.
E. On the General tab, click Save As.
F. In the File name box, type a file name for the saved connection file, and then click Save.
2. Connecting to a Remote Desktop Services session
A. Open your saved connection file from step 2, when Log On To Windows screen appears, enter the Account Name and Password you use to log in to Blackboard, then press OK.
B. Next you will see this warning, “identity of the remote computer cannot be verified. Do you want to connect anyway” click “Next” to continue.
C. Next at the logon screen type in your Blackboard ID and password
D. After your credentials have been accepted, you should receive the following screen from where you will be running Berkeley’ software.
3. Copy Files between the Local Computer and the Remote Computer A. Open Remote Desktop Connection.
B. Click Start on the task bar of the remote computer, and then click My Computer.
Note: The drives on the remote server appear with the drives on your local computer. Your local drives appear as driveletter on tsclient, where tsclient is the name assigned to your (local) computer.
C. Locate the file that you want to copy, right-click the file, and then click Copy.
D. Locate the folder where you want to paste the file, and then click Paste.
4. Log Off and End the Session
To log off and end a session, follow these steps:
A. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, click Start, and then click Log Off.
B. In the Logoff Windows dialog box, click Log Off again.
Virtual Lab for MAC Computers
Download client software needed
Install Client
Configuring the Connection and connecting to Remote Computer
Save Files to USB drive
Disconnect from Remote Desktop
Additional information can be found at
http://berkeleycollege.edu/Blackboard/Blackboardhelp/
Requirements for Macs
In order to connect to the remote client computer you must download the software from Microsoft at this location
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=cd9ec77e-5b07-4332- 849f-046611458871
1. Download client needed
In order to connect to the remote client computer you must download the software from Microsoft at this location;
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=cd9ec77e-5b07-4332-849f- 046611458871
2. Install the Client software. Open the file you downloaded, and it will expand itself into the Remote Desktop Connection make file.
A. Double-click the make to open the Remote Desktop Connection installation
.
B. Click “Continue” to Install Remote Desktop.
C. Click “Continue” through the “Read me”
D. Click “Continue through the License Agreement
E. Click “Agree”
F. Choose Destination and click “Continue”
G. Then Choose “Install”
H. Next type User name and password of account with Administrative privileges to install program, then “OK”
I: Once installed Navigate to your Applications folder and locate
“RemoteDesktopConnection” and double click
J: Before typing in the address navigate to top left portion of the desktop, go to “RDC” then
“Preferences” go to the 5th icon and choose “Drives” Make sure you choose
“AllDiskDrives”
3. Configuring Remote Desktop Connection
A. In the Computerfield enter“Mydesk.berkeleycollege.edu” and click “Connect”
B
.
Next you will be prompted for User Name and Password For User Name, enter your Blackboard ID “Berkeley\Firstname-Lastname”.
C
.
Next you will see the following notice on your screen: Choose “Connect”D. You will then see the remote Desktop with all applications
4. Save files to USB drive. Below is one example of how to save your work to USB drive once completed, the example is with a word document
A. Once the document is completed go to “File” the “Save As” then Word document
B. The save as box will appear, click on “Desktop” then enter the name of your file below.
Then click “Save”
C. Once saved the box will close, go to the desktop of the remote computer and click “Start”
then click on “Computer”
D. Now that the Computer dialog box is open look for the document you just saved. Right click on the file and drag it to your USB drive in the dialog box
5. Disconnect from Remote Desktop
Once completed working on remote computer please be sure to logoff the remote machine.
A. On the desktop of the remote computer click on “Start”
B. Click on the right arrow button then “Logoff”
Additional information can be found at
http://berkeleycollege.edu/Blackboard/Blackboardhelp/
